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Weston gave a majority of 46 fcr
the road bond.
Wheat hay for Bale. Enquire at
this office. Adv.
Miss Ida Rush was in the city Sun
day, from her home near Helix.
Mrs. Charles May was in the city
Tuesday from her home east of Wes
ton. Flcyd Payne is home from the Uni
versity, of Oregon, for the vacation
period.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Scott will ro
to Waitsburg Tuesday, and from there
to Spokane.
For Sale A Rood, second hand range
and kitchen treasure. Apply at this
ofilee. Adv.
The mill hands at the Preston
Shaffer Mill will have a vacation all
day tomorrow.
Mrs. C. L. Palmer left Wednesday
afternoon for a visit with her parents
at North Powder.
J. C. Burke is building a new con
crete cellar at his residence in the
west part of town.
Miss Gladys McLeod has arrived
home from 'the University of Oregon
for the summer vacation.
E. J. Somerville and family of Pen
dleton, were in the city Monday on
their way to the ranch in the eastern
part of the county.
Mrs. Wm. Wyrick of Pendleton,
spent the week end at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Omar Stephens, in Athena.
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Johns enjoyed
a visit last week from Mr. Hazeltine,
of Los Angeles, an uncle of Mr. Johns.
For sale A McCormick header, 14
ft. cut, in good condition; boxes and
canvas nets, for sale. Reasonable
price. Louis Ringel, Athena.
Mrs. M. L. Watts and daughter Ver
nita have returned from a visit to
friends and relatives at Eugene and
other Willamette Valley points.
Mrs. Cornoyer has been seriously ill
at her home south of Athena. Her
advance i age in connection with her
illnesp, makes lit r case seiiois.
Hiram Knight, with Lee Dennis as
a helper, is engsged this week in con
ttructing a cincrete sHewalk on the
east of the H. A. Barret residence.
The Men's Chorus of ths Christian
church will sing tomorrow at the Pio
neers' Picnic, and Wecnesday at the
Spokane College graduating exercises.
Sam Starr, Edward Sebasky and
George Winship, Athens: boys enlisted
in Troop D, cavalry, go to Pendleton
at regi lar interval to drill with the
troop.
Mrs. I. W. Ware and Miss Lillie
Ware will leave Sunday for a two
weeks visit at Portland and other
points. They will attend the Rose
Carnival.
The Petite Combination manifold for
Ford cars gives you !0 miles per gal
lon on distillate or gas and Sit) miles on
Kerosene. For Hale by Burke & Son
Garage. Adv.
S & fl Pure Food Grocery
QUALITY QUANTITY SERVICE PHONE 171
American Beauty Flour
The Sack, $3 15
Blydenstein Pastry Flour
Fine fur Hot Cakes and PastryUse, 0 round sack 60;
Picnic Hams
Very lean, average weight 5 to 8 pounds, the pound. 27c
Rice
The most economical of all foods, put up in sanitary
Bags, for 30c, 60c and $1.20
ollaga Syrup
A blend of Pure Georgia Ribbon Cane add Corn Syrup
Cans, 65c and $1.25
Clark Seedling Strawberries
Plenty of fine, home-grown ripe ones for Saturday Trade
Buy a Liberty Loan Bond
and Boost for a 4th of July Celebra
tion in c4thena.
FOSS-WINSHIP HARDWARE
COMPANY
FISHING
TACKLE
We are displaying an assortment of Flies, Hooks,
Spoons, Lines, Leaders, Rods, Reels, etc. We are
carrying a splendid line this year.
BARRETT BUILDING, :: ATHENA. OREGON
Oils Tires
Valvoline, Mono- Goodyear, Fire
gram, Zerolene stone, and U. S.
Athena G-arage
Repairing
Agents for
BTJICK and MAXWELL
CARS
Parts and Accessories, Lathe Work a Specialty.
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Pupils of the (tb, 7th and 8th grades
who took the State examinations may
receive their papers by calling on
Ernest Zerba, school clerk, at the
Preston-Shaffer Mill.
Old Iron Wanted Max Felstein will
pay 19.00 per ton for old castings,
scrap iron, horseshoes etc., delivered
in Athena. Weigh on Burke & Son's
scales.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Koontz and
Rev. and Mrs. Roberts have returned
to their homes, after attending the
funeral of the late Fred Koontz in
this city last Friday.
Wesley Tompkins, who is recruiting
officer in Walla Walla, was over visit
ing Athena friends during the week
end. Wesley makes an imposing figure
in his soldier uniform.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Walters enter
tained at dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.
I. W. Ware, Miss Lillian Ware, Miss
Josephyne Clark, Mr. Ralph Hassell
and Mr. George Winship.
A. B. Steele, who recently purchased
the Henderson cottage on High street
is commencing extensive improvements
thereon. Reed Hill, well known car
penter is doing the work.
Mrs. W. H. Bailey, Miss Edith Still,
Miss Delia Danner and Miss Fulton,
of Milton, were in the city Wednesday
advertising the Milton Strawberry
Red Cross Day, for Jim.- lath.
urke & Son have sold a carload of
s and are waiting for their arrival
deliver them to purchasers. The
Ford is in such demand that dealers
find it difficult to keep a stock on hand.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Willaby are
spending the week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Willaby at Condin.
During the absence of Dean, Virgil
Willaby is carrying the mail on R mte
1.
Contractor Gore will build the new
residence for Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kirk
on Third street, south of the Cass Can
non residence. The Tum-a-lum Lum
ber company will furnish the building
material.
Card of Thanks The wife, broth
ers and sister of the late Fred Koontz
desire to thank their friends for the
many kind acts tendered them in their
loss of a kind and affectionate husband
and brother.
The meeting of the Star Club, to
have been held next Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. F. B. Boyd, has been
postponed to Tuesday afternoon, June
ID, lo permit the ladies to attend Ked
Cross Day at Milton.
In a letter received from Jesse Ed-
ington, it is learned that with Craig
Wilkinson, he has enlisted in the en
gineers' corps, and, writing from Spo
kane, he states that they are on their
way to American Lake.
Notice To all women members of
Athena Red Cross: You are request
ed to meet at the school house, Mon
day at p. m, to arrange for the
Milton Red Cross Day parade. Tuesday
the 12. By order of the Chairman.
The Baptist Association closed a
three days session at the church in
Athena, Sunday evening. Every meet
ing of the association was largely at
tended. Dinners were served in the
asement dining room of the church.
itv council has decided to ex
tent! the pipe line of the Athena water
system, south on Third street to a
point Vi the south side of Wild Horse
creek, IB order to accommodate persons
who may decide to build residences
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Davison are guests
this week at the home of Mr. and Mr?.
R. A. Thompson. Mrs. Davison is a
sister of Mrs. Thompson. They are
en route home to Heppner from a visit
in the East, and are seeking a loca
tion. Caspar Woodward has returned from
a trip to Adams county Washington,
where he has extensive farming inter
ests. He says that he never saw a
better prospect for good crops than is
presented up there. Spring grain es
pecially looks well.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Me Arthur, who
have been visiting relatives here for
several weeks, left Tuesday for their
home in Portland. They were accom
panied by Mrs. Mc Arthur's sister, Mrs.
Harvey Caton, who will consult an
occulist in regard to treating her eyes.
Mrs. Mary Tompkins and daughter.
Miss Lillian, who have spent the win
ter at Long Beach, Calif., are visiting
this week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. R. Coppock. Mrs. Tompkins
and Miss Lillian will leave soon to
spend the summer with friends in Can
ada. E. L. Holt, the electrician, with his
family, has moved to the old Reeder
place just north of town, vacated by
the Duncan family, and Mrs. Duncan
and children are temporarily estab
lished in the Harrison Kirk cottage on
1th street. Mrs. Duncan will leave
soon to join her husband on his Al
berta farm.
The news of the death of Mrs. Wil
liam Anderson, of Milton, reached this
city Wednesday. The deceased lady,
who was a sister of James and htl.
Potts, had gone to Oakland. California
for treatment for cancer. Mrs. Ander
son was a pioneer of this county, ami a
woman of sterling worth. She leaves
a large circle of friends to mourn her
loss.
J Program announcements have been
Iwaiyed in Athena for the twenty
nifth Stimuli reunion of the Umatilla
County Pioneers and the 'fifth annual
reunion of the Sons and Daughters,
of Pioneers at Weston, today and to
morrow. These reunions have more
than special interest for the people of
Umatilla county. They are always
well attended. With favorable wea
ther Athena will be practically depop
ulated tomorrow. '
The June meeting of the Christian
Woman' Board of Missions was held
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Casper Woodward west of town,
and those present are enthusiastic in
praise of the splendid hospitality
shown by the hostess. The commodious
rooms were profusely decorated in lav
ender and white lilacs, the colors of
the society, and presented a charming
effect. The topic of the day was:
"My Daughter, and Missions," led by
1 Mrs. Errett. A musical program was
given by pupils of Mrs. W. K. Scott,
and other interesting features made up
a day long to be remembered. The
officers of the society were re-elected,
an i delegates chosen to attend the con
vention at La Grande. About fifty, in
cluding fourteen children, partook of
the elaborate refreshments provided by
the hostess and her efficient assistants.
Miss Butler, domestic science in
structor of the Pendleton schools, will
hold a meeting in Athena at the high
school auditorium at 3 p. m. June i4
for the purpose of discussing food con
servation and canning, with the women
and girls of the city and vicinity.
Miss Butler is touring the country in
the interest of the food preparedness
movement.
Mrs. M. L. Watts, delegate from
Mignonette Rebekah lodge of Athena,
to the Grand lodge cession at Eugene
received the honor of appointment to
the office of Grand Chaplain in the
Grapd lodge. Members of the local
lodge and friends are greatly pleased
to hear of this merited honor, which
comes as the result of appreciation of
interest taken by Mrs. Watts in lodge
affairs and in work well done.
Ignoring the announcement of their
"at home to their friends after June
t5th," the aforesaid friends of Rev.
and Mrs. W. S. Gleiser invaded their
home last Saturday evening, about
sixty strong, and gave them a most
cordial reception. The newly wedded
pair arose to the occasion and gave
their uninvited guests a heerty wel
come. Speeches were made by the
heads of various departments of the
Methodist church, in welcome to the
pastor and his bride. The principal
address was made by Mayor Homer I.
Watts, who stated that, though not a
member of that church, he could give
some acceptable advice, which he pro
ceeded to do, with characteristic vigor
and aplomb. A bounteous supply of
ice cream was served by Mrs. H. 0.
Worthington, Mrs. W. C. Emmel and
their able assistants, to whom the suc
cess of the evening was due.
23 Years Ago.
iKrom the Press oi June 8 1854
The boys of LaMar Gulch have or
ganized a baseball team.
Mrs. J. E. McQuary, of Milton, and
her son John, visited friends in Athena
this week.
The band stand at the corner of
Main and Fourth streets has been com
pleted and represents a very neat
appearance.
Strawberries from Milton are selling
three boxes for a quarter, and in a
short time will be lower. The fruit
is fine with a delicious flavor.
Mrs. Ida Gillis attended the exercises
of the Normal school at Weston, Tues
day evening and contributed a vocal
solo to the entertainment of the guests.
All the telegraph business between
Eastern Oregon and Portland is now
going via Spokane and Seattle. There
is no attempt being made to use any
part of the line down the Columbia as
it is mostly under water. The Dalles
is entirely shut'Jout from telegraphic
communication with the outside world.
The sixty foot span'over Desolation
creek at the North Fork of the John
Day went down the other day with a
big lot of cattle upon it. No one was
injured, but several cattle were drow n
ed. People are now on both sides who
desire to cross, but will not be able to
go over until the river goes down.
The Milton and Walla Walla fruit
growers have indeed had bad luck. Just
as strawberries tell ripe, tne nign
water blocked the railway traffic, and
unless roads open up the entire crop
will be a loss.
The high waters in the Columbia
river, caused Dr. 'Griswold to make a
midnight ride on last Thursday night.
He feared the safety of his family.
Gustave Vollmer has some volunteer
wheat that measures six feet in height.
In general volunteer wheat looks well.
Walla Walla is afflicted with a band
of thieves, among whom was a woman
who bore the cognomen of "Athena."
Marion Kees is conducting a very
successful day school. A large num
ber of pupils are in attendance.
ChaB. Cunningham the sheep man,
recently had wool consumed by fire
to the amount of tl 5,000.
Pendleton people chartered a train
and went down to see the raging Col
umbia Tuesday.
Now that the campaign is over the
democratic managers ought to take
time to pay the Pendleton brass band
the fSO due. The boys don't feel as
though they had been treated exactly
right in the matter. Pendleton Tri
bune. The same can be said of the repub
licans in regard to the Athena Band.
The republican owe our band $50 for
music at the republican convention.
"Dig up."
Wednesday night as a load of Athena
people were returning from the Com
mencement Exercises at Weston, the
bus in which they were riding went
over and some of the occupants receiv
ed bruises and were otherwise injured.
Miss Irene Irons wax unconscious for
a time and Mrs. G. C. Osburn had one
of her arms bruised.
hplinUrs In ths Fingers.
When yon get a splinter In your fin
ger It Is sometimes possible to get at It
by pressing the point of a needle under
It, but unless yon have deft lingers Or
a pair of tweezers yoo may not be rfble
to pull It out even then. A new pen nib
Is a very good substitute for a pair of
tweezers. Lay the nib over the splinter
sons to bide It Then press down bard
enough to separate the nil. If yon
now let lb pen down level with the
splinter and allow the nllm to close
again they will take bold and you can
draw the splinter out Remember that
anv metal thing that Is to be applied
to a wound, such as a needl", penknife
or pen, should be passed light ly through
a flame first, so as to disinfect It A
gas Jet or a match will do.
A Hank of Yarn.
In the west of England there Is a
yarn measure known ss the ' honk."
It Is 320 yards long.
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We have built up a reputation for quality in our
hosiery department through our invariable insis
tence upon having only the best grades.
First of all we demand new goods-and never per
mit them to be carried over from one season to
another. Hosiery three or four seasons old has
had the life of the yarns "burnt" out by the dyes
used; that's why freshness ot stock is necessary if
we want our customers to get full worth of their
money.
Our Stocks include the very best makes in black,
white or colored stockings, in all sizes all insured a
perfect fit. Men,s Wunderhose 25c; ladies' 25c, 35c
50c; Children's 15c and 25c.
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: Vegetables, Monopole Fruits, Monopole Smon, Mono-
M pole Oyst'ers-the leading quality brand. None other is quitt so good in Quality.
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